When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
Parallel translations
- WEB According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.
- KJV According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
- NKJV When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.
- NASB As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And as they became satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore they forgot Me.
- NLT But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.
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Quick answer
Once satisfied and prosperous, Israel grew proud and forgot God. It warns that abundance can lead to pride and spiritual amnesia.
Overview
As God filled them with good things, their hearts became exalted rather than grateful. Forgetting God is the root sin that flows from self-satisfied prosperity. This pattern, warned of in Deuteronomy, shows how blessing untethered from thankful dependence breeds rebellion.
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- Deut 32:13–15He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- Deut 8:12–14Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
- Neh 9:35For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
- Ps 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- Deut 6:10–12And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
- Deut 32:18You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
- Neh 9:25–26They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
- Hos 8:4They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
- Jer 2:31–32You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
- Hos 10:1Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
- Hos 2:13I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.
- Isa 17:10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
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